啸
嘯xiào
#2,296 most
frequent character
(of people) to whistle
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
啸 pairs 口 mouth with 肃 sù, which supplies the sound. The mouth gives the first sense, 'to whistle'. From whistling came 'to hiss' and then 'to scream, roar'.
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